Tamale Metropolitan District

Tamale Metropolitan District is one of the sixteen districts in the Northern Region of . It was originally established in 1988 as Tamale Municipal District, a municipal district assembly that was created from the former West Dagomba District Council.
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  • Type: district of Ghana with 375,000 residents
  • Description: district in the northern part of Ghana
  • Also known as: “Tamale metro” and “Tamale Metro”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Tamale Teaching Hospital and Tamale College of Education.

Hospital
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The Tamale Teaching Hospitalis a teaching hospital…

College
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is a teacher education college in . is situated 3½ km northwest of Tamale Metropolitan District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tamale and Sakasaka.

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is 's third most populous city and the capital of Northern Ghana.

Suburb
is a community in Tamale Metropolitan District in the Northern Region of .

Suburb
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Tamale is 's third most populous city and the capital of Northern Ghana. is situated 6 km northwest of Tamale Metropolitan District.

Tamale Metropolitan District

Latitude
9.4° or 9° 24′ north
Longitude
-0.8333° or 0° 50′ west
Population
375,000
Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)
Open location code
6CXXC528+2M
Geo­Names ID
7649051
Wiki­data ID
Q240319
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In Other Languages

From Akan to Yoruba—“Tamale Metropolitan District” goes by many names.
  • Akan: “Tamale Metropolitan District”
  • Arabic: “تامالي”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Тамале”
  • Catalan: “Tamale”
  • Chinese: “塔马利”
  • Dagbani: “Tamale Metropolitan Assembly”
  • Dagbani: “Tamale metropolitan”
  • Dutch: “Tamale Metropolitan District”
  • French: “District métropolitain de Tamale”
  • French: “Tamale métropolitain”
  • German: “Tamale Metropolitan District”
  • Hausa: “Tamale Metropolitan District”
  • Igbo: “Tamale Metropolitan District”
  • Italian: “Distretto metropolitano di Tamale”
  • Italian: “distretto municipale di Tamale”
  • Japanese: “タマレ”
  • Korean: “타말레”
  • Lithuanian: “Tamalė”
  • Persian: “تامالی”
  • Polish: “Dystrykt Tamale”
  • Russian: “Тамале”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Tamale Metropolitan Desekyere”
  • Spanish: “Distrito metropolitano de Tamale”
  • Spanish: “Tatale”
  • Twi: “Tamale Metropolitan District”
  • Ukrainian: “Тамале”
  • Yoruba: “Tamale Metropolitan District”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bulpiela and Kalpohin Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium and Sagnarigu Chief Palace.

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